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Seona Anderson
Aug 4, 20143 min read
Wild plants and World War One
The bright red poppy worn around the time of Remembrance Day is one of our most recognisable and poignant symbols in modern Britain. The...
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Dr Deborah Long
Aug 1, 20142 min read
A blooming good summer
All over Scotland our native plants are having a riotous time this summer. The long spring and summer mean that blooms have been...
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Dr Stephen J Bungard
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Lapland Marsh Orchid
Scotland has many different orchids from the tiny green Bog Orchid to the Impressive Broad-leaved Helleborine. Particularly along the...
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Dr David Rycroft (chemist, bryologist, violinist
Jul 23, 20142 min read
Lichens
I too have encountered lichens on the hills of Glen Affric. The photograph above shows Ophioparma ventosa, a lichen that I found there...
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Chris Stout
Jul 13, 20142 min read
The Juniper Run
Born and brought up in the Shetland Islands, Chris Stout has, over the last few years, become nationally and internationally recognised...
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David Fennessy
Jul 4, 20142 min read
The changeless and the changed
It took me quite a while to find the right plant to take as the starting point for my contribution to the Transplanted project. I needed...
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Sonia Cromarty
Jul 3, 20142 min read
More about the humble daisy
I am currently down in the Lake District and Nara (my 18 month little girl) and I have just spent a very enjoyable afternoon exploring...
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Hanna Tuulikki
Jun 18, 20142 min read
Transplanting Heartsease into Music
For this new composition for violin and cello, inspired by James Oswald’s Airs of the Seasons, my chosen flower is Heartsease (Viola...
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David Ward
May 28, 20141 min read
Introducing a miniaturist
We first met David Ward when we performed one of his duos for Huntly based chamber music club Music Centeral. The concert repertorie was...
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Sonia Cromarty
May 21, 20142 min read
James Oswald
Scottish Baroque composer James Oswald may not be a household name today, but in his lifetime he achieved great fame and fortune and rose...
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